Westchester/Putnam boys basketball preview: New Rochelle's Rasaun Young gets down to business

12:28 AM,
Nov. 30, 2012

New Rochelle's Joe Clarke will take a positive mind-set into the season after having won a state title in football.

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As he watched point guard Derek Dorn ease into the offense one too many times, Rasaun Young grabbed the basketball and stomped into the backcourt. He proceeded to quickly back his defender across midcourt as a whistle swung aimlessly from his thick neck.

"Usually, when you have a coach, he's making you do stuff that he couldn't," senior guard Donny Powell said. "But we know he's done this before. We listen to him. He's a good role model for us."

New Rochelle begins its new season with that strong conviction in Young, the new head coach, a longtime assistant and one of the program's all-time greats. ...